electronic intelligence attack aimed at gathering a specific kind of information is the subset of cyber attack whose instances are defined by the kind of information that is the object of the attack. 'Kind of information' might be explicated in terms of the value of the information to the information-holder, it's value to the attacker, whether it is protected, whether it is classified, whether and to what degree it is restricted, and others. Examples of specific kinds of information that might become the object of an electronic intelligence attack aimed at gathering a specific kind of information include protected information, restricted information, classification us information, public information, security information, and perhaps others.